A Magical Society: Guide to Mapping

This free pdf is a 37-page peek into A Magical Society: Ecology and Culture. A collection of the three mapping sections in MS:EC, A Magical Society: Guide to Mapping is a stand alone that helps people make maps for plausible worlds. Taken from a macro prospective, the mapping guide goes through nine steps, each step illustrated with examples, supporting text, and a sample world map. If you want to expand upon the ideas presented in this free PDF, pick up A Magical Society: Ecology and Culture, which fills your world with biomes, ecological wonders, and cultural groups. We hope you enjoy this product and continue to support Expeditious Retreat Press.

This is a good-sized PDF document offered free of charge. To begin, I am not a good mapmaker and the ones I have made are obvious even to me that they are too fanciful as to verge on the bizarre. All too often I want to make an unlikely city-state on [...]

A good product on building an Earth-like world with a focus on the fantasy. Great tips on where to place terrain and spread intelligent races.
The product needs a greater contrast between the grey background and the text in order to increase legibility [...]

This was a wonderful read. A Magical Society: Guide to Mapping brings up many facets to a working RPG world. Not only the creation of the world but how it actually formed to begin with. I read the whole thing in one go and will use some of its hits [...]

A well presented and concise guide to making magical maps with plenty of illustrations and an example. Well worth a read for anyone who's starting their own world, but doesn't know where the mountains should go. [...]

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